Improvement in haevestees



1. LEY-UR N, 0F L'EXINGToMvIR'GINIA.

Letters .Patent No. 77,897, dated May 1 2, -1868 IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

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,Be it known that I, E. I. LEYBURN, of Lexington, and State of Virginiznhave invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Harvesting-Machinery; and I 'do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specifica-r tion., in which- 4 I p, Figure 1, sheet 1, is an elevation of the outer side of the machine, with finger-bar and platform depressed,l and a portion of the platform broken away.

`Figure 2 is 'a top view of iig. 1. V p p e Figure 3, sheet 2, is a similar view of the same parts shown in iig. l, indicating the linger-bar and platform elevated. i

Figure 4, sheet 2, is an elevation ofthe machine, looking toward4 the grain-side of it, with a portion of the,

draught-frame broken away.

Figure 5 is avertical transverse section, taken through the draught-frame in the plane! indicated by'red line z x in fig-2, sheet I. Y

4 Figure 6 isa viewvin detail of the devices for stopping and starting the rake-arm, showing the trippingycam thrown up so asnot to operate the rake-arm.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. in the several figures. p

This invention relates in part tolan `improvement on that class of combined rakes and reels which are arranged to revolve in the arc of a circle whose axis is parallel to the plane of the finger-bar, the arm of the rake being supported upon or so 'applied to the reel-shaft that the'rake will operate as a rcel or gatherer, and then, when it is brought near the platform, itm'ill sweep over the same, and deliver the cut grain upon the ground, after which it will return to its former position for reeling, all of which movements are ci'ected by devices which are automatic in their operation.v i l It' isithis class of combined rakes and reels to which the Erst part of my invention and improvements relates, and I so wish it'to be understood.

' The second part of my invention relates to an improvement on harvesters which have their finger-hars secured 'rigidly to their draughbframes without joints, or 'in an inflexible manner, so that Vthe platforms and finger-bars shall move together in4 the operation of the machines, and in adjusting said linger-hars for cutting high or low. t

The nature of my'invention consistsv in making that portion of a cam which causes the rake-armto sweep the grain from 4the platform during a part of its revolution around the axis of the rel-shaft, 'adjustable or movable, and providing certain means, in connection therewith', which will enable a person riding 'upo'n the machine to move this cam into position for acting upon the rake, or out ofsuch positiol'at pleasure, thereby providing for regulating the size of the gavels in cutting heavy or light grain, by causing said rake Jto'i'iperate t as a rake or as a reel at pleasure, as will be hereinafter explained. 1'

The invention also consists in providing for enabling the driver to raise or depress the draught-frame and one end of the linger-har and platform upon the main Adriving and transportingwheel, .and at the Sametime, or simultaneously therewith, enable him to' raise o r depress the outer or grain-side end of the 'ringer-.bai and platform upon a supporting-wheel at this point,- by which means the attendant,whilst riding upon the-machine, can adjust the linger-bar and platform, and always keep the cutting-apparatus in a plane parallel to the surface of; the ground, as will be hereinafter explained.' p I p A I It also consists in combining with contrivances whereby the attendant can raise or depress thecuttingi` apparatus bodily at pleasure, certain means which will admit of such adjustments being made without raising or lowering the front end of the draught-pole, as will be hereinafter explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction andoperation.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the grain-receiver or platform, which is rigidly secured to 11.3, on arm nl, will, at the same time, be brought against this platef, which will arrest the motion of the'rake around the artis of the shaft C, but allowthe rake'to sweep varound in a plane at right angles to the sweep which l it makes While acting as a reel or gathering-arm.

To an arno-oi` plate H a rod, G2, is pivoted, which proceeds forward and is again p'ivoted to the lower end of a lever, G1, that is pivoted to the support K in a position which is convenient to the driver whilst upon his seat G. A spring, vgj, is appliedto lever- G1, which, when this lever is pressed forward asfar as it will go, will be caught by a plate, yl, upon the drivers seat G, and` held in this position. i

When lever Gl is thus held, the overhanging portionfwill 'be firmly. held in a position, shown in figs. 1,- 2, 3, 4, and 5, for causing the rake to sweep `the grain from the platform A once in every revolution of the reelshaft. A

When the driver desires to prevent the rake from operating as such during more. than one revolution of the reel-shaft, he moves the lever G backward, -which throws up` the arresting-portionf, as shown in fig. 6, and prevents the arm nl from being arrested by it. l I l .'.lho spring g, on rocking-rod L, is intended to keep the rake bodily up off Athe'nlatform A when not acting as a rake, so that the rake wilLclear-itselfvover the fallen grain on the platform. l

As the anti-friction roller ns'strikes under the overhanging'wingof the arresting-platc H, the spring g yields slightly, just enough to allow the rake to` be depressed into such position withrelation` to the platform as to allow it to rake oli' the cnt grain; Y

Under the main frame .AS (which maybe triangular or rectangular) are two guides, 2 2, shown'in fig. 5, which assist in `holding the frame E in proper position.l

The Wing ofthe arresting-plate is intended, when 'thrown up, to forma continuous falce or carrn-plate as far n as possible, to prevent the possibility of the crooked arin 'nl from dropping out of proper circle when acting as a part of the reel.

Having described my inventinn, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,` i s- 1. The shifting-devicef, constituting` an auxiliary to the cam J, substantially in Athe manner described, and applied to a combined rake and reelof thecharater substantially as described, v'horeby the raking cnn be stopped and started at pleasure while the reels and rake continue to revol've, substantially as set forth.

y 2. The combination of Vthe vertically and bodily adjustable frame A3 with the rock-shaft SandJh'e inner and outer supporting-Wheels D and d?, substantially in the manner and for thepurposes described..Y

3. The segmental toothed frame E, provided with' a latch and lever, and pivotycdto the draught-frame A3., .i said frame having the axle of 'the supporting-wheel D applied to' it, and being attached, by means of a lever, Bl,`

to a pivoted draught-pole, B, so that in the act oi' raising and depressing the draught-frame the front end of said pole shall remain in one given position, substantially as described.

4. The idler or pulley El, applied to the vibrating-frame E, so'as to maintanvproper tension of the belt Cl` at all times, substantially as described.

5. The toothed segment-frame E, adapted for suspending the frame A, and for being geared with toothed pinions a a, and for being connected to the deviceswh'ich actuate the wheeld, substantially asand'lfor the purposes described; A Y

6. The continuously vertically revolving reel-arms Il, intermittent horizontally-sweeping rake 12, and a shifting-device'f, in combination with a hand-lever, G, and, catching-devicey-y-, substantially as described. E. I. LEYBURN.

Witnesses u I. T. McCnUM, W. M. BUMPUS, Jr. 

